Firm and Attorney Biographies

CONDO & HOA LAW GROUP, PLLC
(An AV Peer Review Rated Law Firm)

Practices in the following areas of law: 

General practice representing condominium, homeowner, cooperative, time share, mobile home and country club associations in areas including document revisions, covenant enforcement, foreclosures, assessment collection, transition from developer control, civil trial, administrative law, banking law, business law, construction defects, personal injury, real property.

Firm Size: 5 lawyers and 12 non-lawyer employees.

Richard D. DeBoest, II, (Manager)

Born Fort Myers, Florida, October 16, 1962; admitted to Bar, 1993, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.  Education:  University of Southern California (B.A., 1986); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1993).  Executive Editor, Nova Law Review, 1992-1993.  Member:  Condominium and Planned Development Committee, The Florida Bar, Community Associations Institute (President, South Gulf Coast Chapter, 2001) current Board Member; Caloosa Inn of Court.  Author:  Chapter on Drafting Condominium Declarations in the book “Florida Condominium and Community Association Law” published by The Florida Bar.  Practice Areas:  Condominium Law; Homeowners Association Law.  BV Peer Review Rated

Susan M. McLaughlin, (Manager)

Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1952; admitted to Bar 1976 Pennsylvania, 1983 New Jersey, 1984 New York, 2001 Florida.  Currently only active in Florida.  Education:  New York University (B.S. 1973); Villanova Law School (J.D., 1976).  Member:  The Florida Bar.  Practice Areas:  Condominium Law; Homeowners Association Law; Personal Injury, and general litigation.  AV Peer Review Rated

Diane M. Burnside, (Senior Associate)

Born Elkorn, Wisconsin, 1971; admitted to The Florida Bar, 2002.  Education:  B.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1996); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., 2001); LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center (2002).  Member:  The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Women Lawyers, The Lee County Association of Woman Lawyers, and the Real Property Probate and Trust Section of The Florida Bar.  Practice Areas:  Condominium Law; Homeowners Association Law.

Jason R. Himschoot, (Senior Associate)

Born Fort Myers, Florida, January 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.  Education:  University of Central Florida (B.A., 1995); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1999).  Executive Board, Nova Law Review, 1997-1998.  Membership:  Lee County Bar Association, and The Florida Bar.

Chené M. Thompson, (Senior Associate)

Born New York City, NY 1972; admitted to The Florida Bar, 2002.  Education:  B.A., Nova Southeastern University, cum laude (1996); University of Miami Law School (J.D., 2001).  Member:  The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Women Lawyers, The Lee County Association of Woman Lawyers, and the Real Property Probate and Trust Section of The Florida Bar.  Practice Areas:  Condominium Law; Homeowners Association Law.

Serving all of Southwest Florida including: Counties of Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, and Glades. Cities of Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Naples, Bonita Springs, Marco Island, and LaBelle.

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